Our reading groups have been using their senses to explore letters. We made the letter W with tasty pretzel sticks. We used our bodies to form the letter U. We even used finger lights to form our letters in the dark!
During guided reading, students are pointing under each word, as they track print from left to right. It is true that children need their fingers to establish one-to-one correspondence. This principle establishes that one word read equals one point of the finger. It doesn't mean that children point to get the words "right." For now, students are becoming more familiar with text patterns.
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| Letter W is a tasty pretzel treat! |
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| You can use finger lights to practice forming letters in the air. |
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| Give me a U |
